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When ESPN, the worldwide leader in Sports, aired Sportscenter – the most popular national television sports news broadcast – in September 1979 they had no idea how big it would get. Think about it, when you are having a slow summer morning and you are, at least, somewhat of a sports fan odds are you are going to take a glance at any of their morning broadcasts during that time. In order to publicize the show in 1994, they debuted a new series of advertisements now commonly known as “This is Sportscenter” ads (it is the slogan that appears at the end of every one of the commercials). So I saw one of the ads on ESPN the other day and wondered to myself what the funniest “This is Sportscenter” (a.k.a. TIS) commercials were… so I did some research and found some funny stuff.
15 – Anchor Shift – The Great one, Wayne Gretzky, coaches the Sportscenter Anchors by shifting their lines. The Anchors – as they vault the news table like they are going from the bench onto the ice – find out that the former NHL Star is a stickler for perfection…that’s why Brian Kenny needs to “make sure [his] S’s are crisp.”
The Eastside Perspective 